A summary of the docket listings in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C.

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From the Winter 2006 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 5.

	Criminal			Civil			Combined
Year	Hidden	Docketed	Total	Hidden	Docketed	Total	Hidden	Docketed	Total
2001	84	383	467	13	2,686	2,699	97	3,069	3,166
2002	85	446	531	10	2,533	2,543	95	2,979	3,074
2003	79	488	567	11	2,651	2,662	90	3,139	3,229
2004	110	457	567	11	2,286	2,297	121	2,743	2,864
2005	111	349	460	20	2,463	2,483	131	2,812	2,943
TOTAL	469	2,123	2,592	65	12,619	12,684	534	14,742	15,276

Source: Compilation of data from U.S. District Court, Washington, D.C.

The News Media and The Law, Winter 2006